Views on Tanning Beds - tanTALK

Terri · 04-06-2003, 11:41 AM

I would like to start out with four beds. What do you think I should start out with?

Terri

BooBop · 04-06-2003, 07:51 PM

This is a hard question for us to really answer... Do a search on all beds out there. Contact the companies... ask lots of questions. And REmember that customer service after the sell is very important....

Tamar · 04-06-2003, 08:36 PM

What Mitzi said, mainly because we do not know your demographics or how much competition you have. Better to start small and add later rather than struggle to pay for too many.

soapking · 04-12-2003, 05:42 PM

Four Beds??....all drMueller from Future Industries; 2 SunMagna (Orions), 1 SunStorm (Orbit), 1 SunGate (GiantSun)..you will kill any 10 bed salon!!

BEACH_BUM · 04-14-2003, 10:38 AM

We too, have a 4 beds salon and recently put in 4 new beds, all the same,34 Bulb VLR'S. Reason being on the old beds, 2 had face tanners(30 bulb),2 were reg. beds w/out face tanners(also,30 bulb beds.) People had preferences as to which beds they wanted and we found when we were too busy/booked solid, we didn't have time for tanners to wait for specific beds. We bought 4 new 15 minutes beds at the Vegas show last year, and are really happy with them and so are our tanners! This seems to work really well for us, however we are in a small community and have no competition w/in 20 miles.

JULIO · 04-15-2003, 12:23 AM

If I only had a 4 bed salon they would all be high end.
1 360 hp lay down
1 360 hp standup
2 BIG VHR's

Short session times and high dollar sesions---Able to make serious money.

With 4 basic beds there is no real money to be made.

Tamar · 04-17-2003, 12:24 PM

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On 2003-04-15 00:23, JULIO wrote:
If I only had a 4 bed salon they would all be high end.
1 360 hp lay down
1 360 hp standup
2 BIG VHR's

Short session times and high dollar sesions---Able to make serious money.

With 4 basic beds there is no real money to be made.

Careful: I have one market this would work in and one where it would not. One of my salons simply WILL NOT spend this kind of money...they just do not have it. I have trouble administering CPR after trying to push a $30 bottle of lotion at one of my stores while it flies off of the shelf at the other!

Terri · 04-17-2003, 07:32 PM

Thank-you for your reply's but, I wasn't planning on starting with all basic beds. Probably two basic, two upgrade and maybe a stand-up. I would rather start slow and add for growth as needed.

TanNY · 10-30-2004, 05:57 PM

I am not all the experienced. However after alot of reading, I think if your doing 6 beds you need either way difference. 2 base,1mid 1 hp.
always need base beds. then bump them up to level 2 then keep it going to HP bed.YOu can cover all bases. 100 watt level 1, 160 watt level 2 then hp as level 3. You should be good.

COCONUT · 10-31-2004, 10:39 AM

look at the dates of the threads..beat thread..

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04-06-2003, 11:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
Terri Join Date: Apr 6 2003 Location: Missouri Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	I would like to start out with four beds. What do you think I should start out with? Terri

04-06-2003, 07:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
BooBop I love Derf!! Join Date: Apr 5 2001 Age: 66 Posts: 7,766 Rep Power: 28	This is a hard question for us to really answer... Do a search on all beds out there. Contact the companies... ask lots of questions. And REmember that customer service after the sell is very important....

04-06-2003, 08:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tamar Join Date: Aug 15 2001 Posts: 1,906 Rep Power: 23	What Mitzi said, mainly because we do not know your demographics or how much competition you have. Better to start small and add later rather than struggle to pay for too many.

04-12-2003, 05:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
soapking Waiting Confirmation Join Date: Mar 7 2003 Posts: 489 Rep Power: 0	Four Beds??....all drMueller from Future Industries; 2 SunMagna (Orions), 1 SunStorm (Orbit), 1 SunGate (GiantSun)..you will kill any 10 bed salon!!

04-14-2003, 10:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
BEACH_BUM Join Date: Sep 19 2001 Posts: 157 Rep Power: 23	We too, have a 4 beds salon and recently put in 4 new beds, all the same,34 Bulb VLR'S. Reason being on the old beds, 2 had face tanners(30 bulb),2 were reg. beds w/out face tanners(also,30 bulb beds.) People had preferences as to which beds they wanted and we found when we were too busy/booked solid, we didn't have time for tanners to wait for specific beds. We bought 4 new 15 minutes beds at the Vegas show last year, and are really happy with them and so are our tanners! This seems to work really well for us, however we are in a small community and have no competition w/in 20 miles.

04-15-2003, 12:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
JULIO Join Date: Apr 9 2003 Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	If I only had a 4 bed salon they would all be high end. 1 360 hp lay down 1 360 hp standup 2 BIG VHR's Short session times and high dollar sesions---Able to make serious money. With 4 basic beds there is no real money to be made.

04-17-2003, 12:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tamar Join Date: Aug 15 2001 Posts: 1,906 Rep Power: 23	Quote: On 2003-04-15 00:23, JULIO wrote: If I only had a 4 bed salon they would all be high end. 1 360 hp lay down 1 360 hp standup 2 BIG VHR's Short session times and high dollar sesions---Able to make serious money. With 4 basic beds there is no real money to be made. Careful: I have one market this would work in and one where it would not. One of my salons simply WILL NOT spend this kind of money...they just do not have it. I have trouble administering CPR after trying to push a $30 bottle of lotion at one of my stores while it flies off of the shelf at the other!

04-17-2003, 07:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
Terri Join Date: Apr 6 2003 Location: Missouri Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	Thank-you for your reply's but, I wasn't planning on starting with all basic beds. Probably two basic, two upgrade and maybe a stand-up. I would rather start slow and add for growth as needed.

10-30-2004, 05:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
TanNY Join Date: Oct 19 2004 Posts: 61 Rep Power: 0	I am not all the experienced. However after alot of reading, I think if your doing 6 beds you need either way difference. 2 base,1mid 1 hp. always need base beds. then bump them up to level 2 then keep it going to HP bed.YOu can cover all bases. 100 watt level 1, 160 watt level 2 then hp as level 3. You should be good.

10-31-2004, 10:39 AM	#10 (permalink)
COCONUT ~THE ORIGINAL COCO~ Join Date: Sep 2 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 4,990 Rep Power: 32	look at the dates of the threads..beat thread..

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